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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
949 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
  Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
  North Central St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southeastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until midnight CDT tonight.

* At 949 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lafayette, New Iberia, Abbeville, Catahoula, Scott, Breaux Bridge, 
  Carencro, St. Martinville, Jeanerette, Kaplan, Arnaudville, Avery 
  Island, Broussard, Youngsville, Erath, Delcambre, Duson, 
  Henderson, Maurice and Loreauville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3037 9208 3041 9199 3041 9180 3041 9171
      2997 9146 2988 9166 2986 9185 2991 9217
      2995 9224 2998 9249 3000 9251 3014 9232

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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